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About Pudagarh Village

Pudagarh is a small village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 235 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pudagarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pudagarh village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 261.28 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 235
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pudagarh compares

By the 2011 count Pudagarh is the 151st largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 261.28 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Pudagarh

Pudagarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pudagarh as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pudagarh from other places

Pudagarh lies about 99 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Dungripali, about 55 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pudagarh
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 16 km
Nearest railway station Dungripali 55 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 99 km

Villages closest to Pudagarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraipali tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pudagarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Pudagarh village had a population of 477. That makes it the 151st largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Pudagarh village has 235 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pudagarh has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Pudagarh is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pudagarh covers 261.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pudagarh falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pudagarh is Dungripali, about 55 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pudagarh.

Pudagarh is about 99 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pudagarh is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 16 km away. Dungripali is about 55 km away. Mahasamund is about 99 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhursapali (1.6 km), Sirboda (1.9 km) and Mohgaon (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pudagarh today is likely to be higher.

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